Where does “tata” come from?
tata (Chavacano) comes from Spanish tata, from Spanish teta, from Old French tete, from Frankish titta, from Proto-Germanic titt-, from Proto-Indo-European tata-, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
tata (Chavacano): father
Definitions
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Ancestry of “tata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tata | daddy, a term used by children for their father;... |
| 2 | Spanish | teta | breast; nipple |
| 3 | Old French | tete | nipple; teat |
| 4 | Frankish | titta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | titt- | teat; nipple; breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tata- | father; parent; nipple |
| 7 | Sanskrit | तथा | in that manner |
| 8 | Sanskrit | यथा | in which manner or way, according as, as, like |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HyátʰaH | in which way, as, in which manner |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 11 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |